The Mitochondria Empath

What if the missing link to the break free from feeling burnout might be our ability to tap into our 6^th sense?

What if a women’s ability to sense the subtle and to use her intuition to course correct is a superpower?

Our ability as women to go beyond the loudness of our five senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch) can serve us well.

We must nourish this precious gift and understand how it relates to helping us heal.

Our inner terrain also has this sense. These delicate sensors are in each cell and are called the mitochondria. 

What are the Mitochondria?

The mitochondria are each cells subtle, sensitive sensors that attune to conditions around them.

They sense stress and changes in their environment and serve to protect us from harm.

Imagine mitochondria as the cells batteries; they help power every cell. (From the brain to the heart, muscles, and all body organs.)

These small but mighty cell batteries are just like those of us EMPATH’S, and there are lots of them, between 500-2000 mitochondria in each cell!

They are the fundamental driver of energy.

Without mitochondria, we would have no power in the cell. On a basic level, mitochondria take the oxygen you breathe and the food you eat and create ATP (adenosine triphosphate), which power all our metabolic and cellular processes. 

The key as a mitochondria empath is to understand how the signals your mitochondria receive from their environment signal the body to downregulate or uplevel energy. 

Encounters with chemical triggers or toxins downregulate energy. Physical or biological assaults that exceed our body’s capacity for balance also create an energy deficit. 

This downregulation is the body’s natural response to shift from energy-producing activities to conserving energy for healing and restoring.

Downregulation of mitochondria comes from what mitochondria researcher Dr. Robert Naviaux called the cell danger response.

According to Dr. Naviaux 

“Mitochondria lie at the hub of the wheel of metabolism. Because mitochondria are also the concert masters of innate immunity and inflammation, it makes them uniquely positioned to help the cell decide whether to devote energy and resources to ‘peacetime” metabolism or cellular defense.”

https://naviauxlab.ucsd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cell_danger_response.pdf

This protective mechanism shifts our mitochondria’s role from energy-producing to defense mode resulting in symptoms of low energy, inflammation, brain fog, and poor mental and physical stamina.

For me, the cell danger response was triggered by years of overexercising, chronic inflammation, and heavy metal toxicity.

What is triggering a lack of energy or a healing crisis for you?

Poor diet?

Infections from bacteria or viruses?

Sleep deprivation?

Toxins from heavy metals, pesticides, etc.?

Inflammation?

Nutrient & mineral deficiencies?

Poor circadian rhythm?

Excess body fat?

Stress and Trauma?

Three easy steps to get you unstuck.

1. Remove external toxins/assaults, creating a cell danger response in the body.
2. Implement strategies and herbs to make your body more resilient.
3. Learn how hormesis, red light therapy, and hot and cold treatments can help create more vital mitochondria.

To get started:

Download the 6 Strategies for Supercharging Your Energy guide.

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